9 month Isla (yesterday on Valentines Day)

Crazy...Isla has spent the same amout of time outside of me as she has INSIDE of me!!! Yesterday she turned 9 months....

* Very happy
* Love being near your family and dislike when mommy leaves your line of vision.
* All you want to do is walk, walk and walk some MORE (holding our fingers)
* Still not crawling and I don't think you will...
* You have cut 4 more teeth in the last 2 weeks...TOTALLING 8 teeth
* You have been sleeping STRAIGHT through the night for the last week at least! 11-12 hrs!! THANKS BABE!!!!
* Waving bye-bye all the time
* Claps on command...yeahhhhhhh Isla

8 Months Old

It's hard to believe that Isla is already 8 months old! In 4 short months she'll turn ONE!!! It's crazy!
Anyways...thats how it goes!!!
Here is Isla's wee update!

* You are such an easy going, happy go lucky sweetie!!!
* Not only have you not taken up rolling as a hobby...you have decided that you don't think that crawling will be up there on that list either! You never like being on your stomach - which makes it hard to LEARN how to crawl! Thats okay babe....One less child to chase after (right now!)
* Mommy is nervous to nurse you these days...because you have 4 big teeth and know how to use them!
* You love to stand holding our fingers...I bet you'll skip crawling altogether!
* You have the sweetest, cutest, bestest baby laugh!
* You still sleep well...waking usually just once!!!

Getting cuter by the second!!!







This one just melts my heart! Usually Ezra takes the job of making Isla crack up laughing...but not this time...the award goes to...BIG BROTHER MATTHIJS!!!! It was soooo sweet to watch! Don't they both look soooo happy?!?!

7 Months Old!!! (and 3 days)

Isla turned 7 months old on Sunday...we love watching you grow and change! God has blessed us with you! You are such a little dolly!!!

* You sit up AWESOME now...can put you down anywhere!!!
* You are not a roller, you've only done it a few times!!
* Youre 2 top teeth just popped through (poor girl) and poor mommy...because you started biting me when I feed you Owwwwwww
* You LOVE to eat (just about anything)
* You love cheerios and mum mums
* You are a very happy little girl!
* You still love attention...which is fine, because Ezra and Matthijs are constantly fighting over who can give it to you!
* You sleep well...waking usually just once!!!

Love You,
Mommy
xoxo

Grandma Gratto sent you this cute little 1st Christmas onsie...thanks Grandma!

half a year old.....sniff, sniff...

Thats right! Yesterday Isla celebrated her HALF YEAR BIRTHDAY!!! I can't believe how fast time goes by!!! My baby is half way to being one year old!!! She is so sweet....everything about her makes us smile (okay, maybe not when she wakes in the middle of the night....) thats to be expected, but it doesn't make me smile if you know what I mean!
We had a good day with her! And going with Islas trend...she only has explosive poops for brand new clothes, clothes that have the tags taken off that day!!! Proof in the pictures. Hope you don't have a weak stomach!!!

* You are sitting up pretty well unassited. Mommy needs to sit really close because you get excited and flick yourself back. But if you are focused on a toy in front of you then you do awesome! Getting better by the day!
* You rolled over just before you turned 6 months!
* Youre 2 bottom teeth have come through quite well!!
* You started eating oatmeal cereal and LOVE IT!
* Love your sister and your brother...you love when they spin you round and round in your exersaucer!
* You like Baby Einstein
* You dont like it when mommy walks away from you!!!
* You sleep well at night waking usually 1-2 times with 2 naps a day!

We love you soooo much Isla! You are beautiful inside and out! We love watching you grow and change everyday!!! You are so much fun to be with!









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Isla @ 5months....

Isla turned 5 months old when we were away...

* You LOVE attention...just like your mommy and sister!!
* You never really want to be put down
* Drooling like crazy!!
* you have your 2 bottom teeth now....they broke through 2 days before you turned 5 months!
* Grabbing at anything and everything...especially our food!
* Had your first of something other than breastmilk yesterday...Baby Mum Mums (rice cracker)
* Getting more and more beautiful by the second...

The MANY faces of Isla at 4 months

So Isla is 4 months old today!!! I can't believe how fast time goes

* You LOVE nursing...and now refuse to take a bottle at all...leaving mommy a little tied down (it's okay, it's totally worth it!)
* Still love when mommy wears you!
* All we have to do is look in your direction and you blast us with a beautiful smile!
* Loving your bumbo, exersauser, chair and jolly jumper now - gives us some options when we can't hold you!
* Not rolling over yet...just determined to do sit ups. You sit up really good assisted! (You roll to your side)
* DROOLY JULIE
* You totally know your name...we just call out "ISLA" and you'll turn and face to whoever just called you
* Stiff as a board, just like your sister was! Always want to stand!

PLEASE ENJOY THE MANY BEAUTIFUL FACES OF ISLA....

3 months old already!!!!!

So yesterday Isla hit the 3 month old milestone...

* You are sleeping really well, fairly routined. You go down around 7-7:30 in your own crib now rather the bassinet in our room. You sleep for 6-8hrs wake for a 5-10min feed and then back down till 5 or 6 for another feed (sometimes you skip that on and wake at 7:30-8:00. I can TOTALLY live with that! You nap well during the day in your crib or wherever we are (the sling or carseat!)
* You still LOVE being held especially in your sling on mommy!
* You're a talker, smiler, and laugher!
* You love being held by your big sister Ezra
* You don't wake up when youre put down anymore (for the most part anyways!)
* I've TOTALLY given up on you with a soother...you have no clue what to do with it!
* It takes a good 10-15 min fight with you to take your bottle (so daddy & Krysta say!)
* You're a beauty...and I'll prove it...









Leave me alone, can't you see I'm trying to cry!!! Ezra does a great job at calming you down!

2 months old today...

I can't believe that Isla is 2 months old already! We go tomorrow for her first set of shots...always heartbreaking for a mommy to put their newborn angel through...oh well, must be done! She'll do great!!

Some things at 2 months old:

* You don't mind tummy time (for short periods)
* You LOVE being in conversation...as soon as mommy looks at you and talks to you your face lights up and you beam me with a giant smile. You 'talk' a lot
* You sleep awesomly at bedtime, only waking once or twice for a quicky - 5 min feed and then back to dreamland...
* You still love being held (can I blame you)
* Almost always wake up when you're put down
* You are taking 2-3 naps a day, sometimes lasting 3 hrs!! (1 or two of them)
* You are still super duper cute...see...





Daddy reading a story before beddybye time!!!


And just cuz I caught this cute one of TayJay


Love Mommy
xoxo

it's been a ROUGH week...

Anyways, things here are crazy....it's been one thing after another!!!

As if thrush and cracked nipples weren't painful enough...throw some mastatis in the mix and thats what we've been dealing with!!! Ive had some really bad, and emotional days this past week!

Thursday morning my midwife told me to go to the ER right away and thought that my mastitis had gotten worse...so off I went which was hard for me to leave Isla and the thought of her having formula while I was gone was very tough for me to deal with. Sure enough, I was hooked up to IV and stronger antibiotics were given through that(oh did I forget to mention it took 5 TRIES to get the IV in!!!!)...they asked to me to come back again yesterday for another dose...and ended up having a run around at the hospital for 4 hrs!!! Anyways...Im back on the oral ones now and feeling better now that the lock (stupid IV thingy) is out of my arm!!! I was also happy that I was in and out of the ER in 2 hrs on Thursday and was able to get home and feed Isla before the formula was given as a backup!

Now Isla and I are both just trying to get through our 2nd round of Nystatin for thrush, and me for mastitis! Needless to say, the pharmacy is our 2nd home and I also feel like the ER has been my 3rd home these last couple of days!

We look forward to our life returning back to normal (whatever that is)

There you have it...our week in a nutshell!!! Could be worse right?!?! I am thankful that it was just that...and that our experiences this week don't come close to comparing to what others are going through!
I just praise God we are all healthy!!!

Hope you all had a great week!!

Lisa

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ONE MONTH OLD

Lets put a more positive spin on this post...Isla is one month old today!!! Here are some of the things she is doing so far:

* you make "ah" sounds when she hears mommy and daddy
* you still sleep most of the time...but starting to stay awake for longer periods
* you love to be held
* you hate your baths
* you hold your head up well
* you like to smile at us
* you weigh 10lbs 3oz
* you are super duper cute...see...